in issues associated with the da ##wes act , which broke up the communal reservation lands and assigned plots to individual households . connected with that was the federal government ' s first use of " blood quantum " to define individual membership in tribes , for what became known as the da ##wes rolls . since re @ - @ establishing self @ - @ governments , federally recognized tribes have established their own criteria for enrollment as members , often related to descent from recognized historical lists , but less often requiring proof ##s of blood quantum . some of his published works address these issues , which he has interpreted as part of the federal government ' s policy of genocide against native americans .
in issues associated with the dawes act, which broke up the communal reservation lands and assigned plots to individual households. connected with that was the federal government's first use of " blood quantum " to define individual membership in tribes, for what became known as the dawes rolls. since re @ - @ establishing self @ - @ governments, federally recognized tribes have established their own criteria for enrollment as members, often related to descent from recognized historical lists, but less often requiring proofs of blood quantum. some of his published works address these issues, which he has interpreted as part of the federal government's policy of genocide against native americans.